- Landslides: Earthquakes often trigger landslides, especially in mountainous regions, causing massive destruction to property and infrastructure.
- Tsunamis: Underwater earthquakes can displace large volumes of water, generating tsunamis that flood coastal areas, causing widespread damage and loss of life.
- Damage to Life and Property: Earthquakes cause colossal damage to life and property, especially near the epicenter where buildings may collapse, leading to injuries and loss of lives.
- Flash Floods: Landslides resulting from earthquakes may block river flows, causing flash floods in the affected areas.
- Damage to Transport and Communication Networks: Earthquakes can damage roads, railway lines, bridges, metro networks, as well as electrical and telephone poles and cables.
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प्रश्न
Give any two destructive effects of earthquakes.
Mention five destructive effects of earthquakes.
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Notes
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अध्याय 8: Earthquakes - EXERCISES [पृष्ठ ७९]
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give scientific reasons.
It is safer to find shelter under things like a bed, table at the time of the earthquake.
Give scientific reasons.
Don't use lifts at the time of earthquakes.
Write the causes of the following:
Earthquakes
What are the advantages and disadvantages of Earthquakes?
OR
What are the effects of Earthquakes?
Are Volcones Destructive (or) Constructive?
On ______ A tsunami occured in Tamil Nadu.
The movement of the earth’s plates causes
The earth’s plate responsible for causing earthquakes is ______.
The outermost layer of earth is called
State whether the following statement is True or False.
Tremors on the earth can also be caused by the eruption of a volcano.
